with the return of 49.3, Sébastien Lecornu breaks his promise in trade for non-censorship of the PS | EUROtoday

The weakest prime minister of the Fifth Republic is experiencing ” regret ” and of “bitterness”. Under strain from Emmanuel Macron, events and public opinion, Sébastien Lecornu resigned himself, Monday January 19, to saying the usage of article 49 paragraph 3 of the Constitution to have the finance invoice (PLF) adopted for 2026. Without a majority, the tenant of Matignon will maintain his authorities accountable earlier than the National Assembly from Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Lecornu, who promised the “breakup” upon his arrival at 57, rue de Varenne, returns to continuity: for the fourth consecutive 12 months, Parliament is not going to vote on the state price range regardless of 350 hours of debate over three months. Three recourses to 49.3 will probably be mandatory at a minimal: a primary on the income a part of the textual content, one other on the expenditure half and a final, in last studying, on your entire PLF, after passage within the Senate.

The Prime Minister thus hopes to shut the budgetary sequence through the first week of February. The President of the Republic welcomed a price range which permits “for the country to move forward” and “to guarantee stability” through the council of ministers the place the federal government was empowered to set off the constitutional software which permits a textual content to be adopted and not using a vote in Parliament. For public legislation professor Denis Baranger, “that is proof that as unpopular and poisonous as it’s, 49.3 stays helpful to permit a minimal settlement in a context of absence of a majority. »

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